Active FX During Pegnancy

Thank you for your question. There are no studies to prove that lasers cause or don't cause harm to the fetus. Although, the procedure is unlikely to cause any harm to the baby, I would not recommend doing any treatment during pregnancy and try to avoid taking any unnecessary drugs. It is safest to wait until after delivery. I hope this helps.

It advise my patients to wait until after pregnancy for elective procedures. I don't think there is anything harmful about the laser itself. It is not toxic. However, in our office we use numbing creams and some local anesthetic injections, and would recommend avoiding those for elective procedures, especially early on in your pregnancy, where so much of the baby is forming. It is also stressful on your body to heal the wounds. Why take a chance. more

Although the only issue/potential complication that I can specifically point out that is increased in this situation is the chance of hyperpigmentation (due to the hormonal influence of pregnancy),-- it simply is not the best plan. Pregnancy is temporary. What if you do have a problem with the procedure that requires additional medications to treat, ie, infection, etc., You are early in your pregnancy and your baby is in a critical time of development--protect him/her at all costs... more